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Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute Sue SEC, Challenging Climate ‘Disclosure Rule’
(Southeast Texas Record)—The Liberty Justice Center and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy have jointly filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to challenge recent regulations that require public companies to make extensive disclosures related to climate change. On March 6, the SEC issued a climate “disclosure...
Meta’s Deadline Looms
(American Family News)—The company formerly known as Facebook has been given until 5:00 p.m. PST to respond to a letter on behalf of Chino Valley Unified School Board President Sonja Shaw. As AFN has reported, Shaw is an advocate for parental rights and has pushed for schools in her district...
Meta Falsely Associates School Board President—a Parental Rights Champion—with Child Sexual Abuse
(RedState)—Sonja Shaw, President of the Chino Valley Unified School District School Board, is used to political opponents spinning false tales about her, and seeing those tales end up in disingenuous news stories. After all, she’s not beholden to the teacher’s unions, and she ran as a newcomer in 2022 on...
States Take on ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Before Supreme Court
(The Washington Stand)—The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a challenge to the Biden administration’s “censorship-industrial complex,” as Family Research Council President Tony Perkins described its methods of coercing or pressuring social media platforms to “stifle constitutionally protected speech that it viewed as misinformation or disinformation.” Whatever the court...
Oregon Man’s Lawsuit Against FBI over No Fly List May Proceed
(The Center Square)—The United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of a man suing the FBI over what he feels is a violation of his Fifth Amendment right to due process. The court ruled that the government cannot “use legal gamesmanship to dodge citizens’ attempts to assert their constitutional...
Parental Notification Policy Revised by School Board
(Chino Valley Champion)—The Chino Valley School Board voted 4-1 to change its parental notification policy by removing any mention of gender in response to a judge’s recent rulings in California vs. the Chino Valley Unified School District. Board member Don Bridge voted against the new policy, stating that he didn’t...
Court Case Results in Union Agreeing to Stop Taking Dues from Non-Member: Precedent Says Taking Money Without Authorization Violates First Amendment
(WND)—A labor union representing school workers has agreed to stop taking dues from an employee who dropped out of the labor organization, but still was being forced to pay the organization. Liberty Justice Center says it’s a victory for workers’ rights. “It shouldn’t have taken a federal lawsuit, but we...
School Districts Under the Spotlight for How They Handle Their Social Media Accounts
(The Center Square)—School districts around the country are facing issues with how they handle their social media accounts, and the debate has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Denver Public Schools recently reviewed its social media policy that doesn’t allow employees to restrict comments on social media or limit who can...
Mom Files Federal Lawsuit Against Oregon School District, Alleging They Violated Her First Amendment Rights
(KGW 8)—Over the last few years, school board meetings across the U.S. have become a venue for some particularly heated rhetoric. Most of the time, the average meeting is still pretty boring—even if the topics are important. But occasionally, the public comment period can become an open mic night for...
Ken Paxton Sues Denton ISD for Civil Injunction, Nonprofit Litigation Firm Moves for Criminal Investigation
(North Texas Daily)—Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on February 5 against Denton ISD because of emails two principals sent to school staff he is calling “illegal electioneering,” according to his press release. Paxton said in the release that emails sent from their school accounts by these principals qualify...
Union Agrees to Stop Taking Dues from School Employee, Repay Money
(Center Square)—An Ohio union facing a federal lawsuit agreed to stop withholding union dues from a school district employee’s paycheck, the Liberty Justice Center announced Wednesday afternoon. The center filed a lawsuit February 20 against the Ohio Association of Public School Employees on behalf of Denise Cogar, a Perry Local...
Debt-Stricken Homeowners Fight Back After High Court Ruling
(Law360)—Alan DiPietro merely wanted more land for his alpacas. It was 2014, and the Massachusetts engineer had been raising a herd of the camelid mammals for half a dozen years and selling their fleece. Looking for more space for his alpacas to roam, he bought 34 acres in the contiguous...
Pennsylvania Lawyer Says Professionalism Rules Violate First Amendment
(The Center Square)—A proposed professionalism rule for Pennsylvania lawyers has sparked a First Amendment challenge. Critics say the rule, if implemented, could have a chilling effect. The conflict in Greenberg v. Lehocky concerns the commonwealth’s Rules of Professional Lawyers and how it defines misconduct. Zach Greenberg, a licensed attorney who...
Citizens Pursue Criminal Complaint Against Denton ISD Electioneering
(Texas Scorecard)—Citizens in Denton County are directing their district attorney to investigate local school district officials for alleged criminal electioneering violations committed during the ongoing primary elections. With help from the Liberty Justice Center, local voters submitted affidavits to Denton County District Attorney Paul Johnson that describe what they see...
Louisiana Truckers Sue Over Independent Contractor Rule: LMTA Joins Frisard’s Transportation in Federal Court Fight Against US Department of Labor
(Transport Topics)—Giving voice to its small and family-owned carriers, the Louisiana Motor Transport Association has joined a lawsuit filed by a local trucking company against the U.S. Department of Labor over changes to the classification of independent contractors. “Independent contractors are an integral part of the transportation industry, specifically trucking....